Pictures: Travel to Ukraines Balaklava Bay

The secret base on Balaklava Bay includes miles of tunnels where civilians and military could have used as fallout shelters in the event of nuclear war with the United States.

The secret base on Balaklava Bay includes miles of tunnels where civilians and military could have used as fallout shelters in the event of nuclear war with the United States. (Gary A. Warner, Orange County Register, MCT)

A model of a Soviet submarine is displayed above the underground channel on Balaklava Bay. The channel was curved to help absorb any nuclear blast from an American attack.

A model of a Soviet submarine is displayed above the underground channel on Balaklava Bay. The channel was curved to help absorb any nuclear blast from an American attack. (Gary A. Warner, Orange County Register, MCT)

Sailors relax in a park in Sevastopol, Ukraine. The Black Sea port is home to both Russian and Ukrainian naval forces under a deal between Kiev and the Kremlin.

Sailors relax in a park in Sevastopol, Ukraine. The Black Sea port is home to both Russian and Ukrainian naval forces under a deal between Kiev and the Kremlin. (Gary A. Warner, Orange County Register, MCT)